Southsea, Hampshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 316 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southsea UK 2015 316 161,156 2014 333 150,722 % change -5.1% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (333) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 90 106 120 New companies in 2014 113 99 121 % change -20.4% 7.1% -0.8% Record Year 2014 (113) 2015 (106) 2014 (121)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 75.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southsea UK 2015 133 89,523 2014 76 82,370 % change 75.0% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (133) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 38 37 58 Closed companies in 2014 21 31 24 % change 81.0% 19.4% 142% Record Year 2010 (40) 2015 (37) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 183 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southsea UK 2015 183 71,633 2014 257 68,352 Record Year 2014 (257) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 52 69 62 Net growth in 2014 92 68 97 Record Year 2014 (92) 2013 (83) 2014 (97)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Southsea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Southsea 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.9% -1.4% -9.6% Record Year 2014 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%) 2013 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 2007 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
30.6% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOCIAL 6.82% CONSULTING 5.23% CARE 4.51% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ENGINEERING 3.48% CONSULTANCY 3.62% WORK 3.04% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 2.21% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 1.72% CARE 2.13% MANAGEMENT 1.28% ENGINEERING 2.12% J 1.28% LONDON 1.91% S 0.98% TRADING 1.88% ELECTRICAL 0.98% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 0.93% ELECTRICAL 1.76% L 0.88% DESIGN 1.65% R 0.83% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% CO., 1.58% D 0.74% J 1.55% SOUTHSEA 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.54% RAIL 0.64% BUSINESS 1.49% RECRUITMENT 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HEALTH 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% P 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.44% C 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% IT 0.54% BUILDING 1.31% K 0.54% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% PROPERTY 0.44% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 487 288,953 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 232 5,014 71129 - Other engineering activities 106 6,278 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 92 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 90 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 48 49,474 56101 - Licensed restaurants 43 8,909 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 36 1,666 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 29,218 62012 - Business and domestic software development 29 9,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 23 8,607 86101 - Hospital activities 19 5,043 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,392 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 6,052 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,080 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863
Recent Companies
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